Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: The Wall turns 45

Rahul Dravid is widely regarded as one of the masters’ in the game of cricket and till date there is yet to be a batsman who can be termed as The Wall in Indian cricket. On Thursday, Rahul Dravid turned 45. He is currently in New Zealand with the India U-19 team that is participating in the ICC U-19 World Cup. Regarded as the classical Test cricketer, Dravid also has records in ODIs and T20Is that many cricketers have play to reach.

Currently, Dravid is working with the India U-19 and ‘A’ teams as their head coach. The U-19 World Cup is beginning from January 14, Sunday and he will try and coach the young cricketers and lift the title for India. In 2016, India reached the final before losing to West Indies. Dravid was coach of that team as well.

Dravid’s record in Test cricket is not the best. He does not have the most runs or the highest average. But Dravid has achieved greatness by the way he has batted for India. Paitence is regarded as one of the most important quality that a batsman playing Test cricket can possess. Dravid was the perfect rolemodel of it.

In Tests, Dravid has played 164 matches and amassed 13288 runs. He has scored those runs at an average of 52.31 and a strike-rate of 42.51. The runs also include the 36 centuries that he has hit in Test cricket and the 63 fifties as well. His highest score of 270 came against Pakistan.